Catering Sales Manager – Four Seasons Dubai

Catering Sales Manager – Four Seasons Dubai

Catering Sales Manager Job at Four Seasons Dubai at Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
What you will do

• Respond to inquiries and actively solicit new business with the intention of confirming profitable catering business and achieving Monthly Production Goals.
• Uncover clients’ implied needs and wishes, and create highly customized proposals accordingly.
• Create and conduct memorable site inspection experiences, showcasing the resort and setting it apart from the competition to maximize business capture, through intuitive selling.
• Manage, coordinate, and execute group assignments. He/she will monitor guest room blocks, meeting space, food and beverage and special concessions contractual agreements. Effectively communicate to all departments the necessary information to successfully execute the group’s needs while maintaining a good client relationship.
• Participate in weekly Sales Meeting, Operations Meeting, Banquet Event Order (BEO) Meeting and any other required meetings relevant to the role.
• Entertain event tastemakers on a regular basis.
• Coordinate the sales efforts between sales department and catering to insure proper utilization of function space to yield maximum revenues.
• Finalize the requirements of confirmed bookings while maximizing revenue potential through up selling and ensuring effective communication both written (Resumes, BEO, Daily Reports) and personal contact with all departments for the success of the event. Ensure accuracy of Banquet Checks and provide bill review on completion of events.
• Keep Director of Catering promptly and fully informed of all potential challenges or unusual matter so prompt corrective action can be taken where appropriate.
• Supervise the execution of banquet events. Review all function space with banquet manager and when required head house attendant. Ensure satisfaction of clients throughout and at the outset of all events.
• Respond according to the crisis management plan to any resort emergency or safety situation.
• Comply with Four Seasons standards for sales and marketing, while working harmoniously and professionally with co-workers and planning committee.
• Comply with Four Seasons’ Work Rules and Standards of Conduct.
• Work harmoniously and professionally with co-workers and supervisors.

What you bring

• College Education preferred.
• Minimum 2-3 years previous catering sales experience in a luxury resort/hotel required.
• Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language.
• Strong selling and interpersonal skills.
• High level of creativity.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and make decisions in a fast paced client driven environment.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours, weekends and evenings.

What we offer

• Work Authorization.
• Competitive tax-free salary
• Live out allowance.
• Medical and life insurance.
• Paid annual leave.
• Annual flight allowance to home country.
• End of service gratuity.
• Learning & Development Programs.
• Career opportunities and international transfer.
• And more…

About Four Seasons:
Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:
The Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach with its unparalleled location, fresh approach to luxury and legendary personalized service, has exceeded the high expectations in the ultra- competitive Dubai market. At Four Seasons we believe that our most important asset is our team of employees. The Four Seasons has a tremendous commitment to the development and training of all employees. We ensure that the best packages and finest management structure are in place to guarantee a stable environment in which development is second nature for our employees. Successful Four Seasons candidates will be offered once- in-a- lifetime opportunity rich in personal and professional growth. Four Seasons Dubai at Jumeirah Beach includes five outlets options – from the beachfront Sea Fu restaurant to the rooftop Mercury Lounge, and it includes 237 Dubai luxury hotel rooms – including 49 suites – subtle Arabic design motifs blend with cool, contemporary style, featuring soft backgrounds of blue or green. Dubai is the second largest of the seven Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is located on the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf. Has a Sub- tropical, arid climate.